Raiders to play Patriots in afternoon, not night, in 2017 Mexico City game

Oakland Raiders fans have been aware for months that the team would face the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, however, today’s news about the game time was a bit perplexing.

New England tweeted out the 1:25 p.m. PT (Nov. 19, 2017) kickoff time well before the NFL released its official schedule.